Expected timings for the evening

This is an opportunity to have something to eat whilst networking with fellow attendees and exhibitors. We encourage you to arrive by 6pm to allow yourself plenty of time to park, register and have a bite to eat.

This interactive talk will cover an outline of the national diabetic eye screening programme in England, including the latest service standards, how images are graded, referral criteria and options for treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
The features of diabetic retinopathy will be described along with responsibilities of the optometrist during a routine sight test.
Then, cases will be presented and explored interactively with multiple choice options for voting by attendees using individual voting pad technology.

Competencies covered: Standards of practice and Ocular disease

Target group: Optometrist

Learning objectives:

To keep your knowledge of diabetic retinopathy screening up to date

To be able to identify when you need to refer a patient with diabetic retinopathy, in the interests of the patient's health and safety, and make appropriate referrals

To be able to understand the risk factors for development of diabetic retinopathy

Wendy Newsom MCOptom

Wendy has over 35 years of optometry experience working both in community and hospital practice. She has spent more than 10 years grading diabetic retinopathy, screening images and working with the diabetic eye screening programme as part of her hospital role in both Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
She holds the City and Guilds Diabetic screening Diploma , The College Independent Prescribing Diploma and the Professional Higher Certificate in Glaucoma
She is currently working in an independent community practice in Herefordshire.